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UIS Observatory Picture Gallery

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The International Space Station passes over the campus observatory on August 8, 2017

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Globular Star Cluster M31

Globular Star Cluster M13

The Fireworks Galaxy

The Fireworks Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy M101 imaged with the UIS 20-inch telescope

Spiral Galaxy M101

Spiral galaxy M81 imaged with the UIS 20-inch telescope

Galaxy M81

Galaxy NGC 3184

Galaxy NGC 3184

Galaxy NGC 3184 w/ SN2016bkv

Galaxy NGC 3184

A part of nearby galaxy M31 including star cluster NGC 206.

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Galaxy M33 from images taken with the 20-inch telescope.

Galaxy M33

Barber Observatory at Sunset

Barber Observatory at Sunset

The Eagle Nebula (M16)

M16

Planetary Nebula M57

Planetary Nebula M57

Cepheid Variable Star S Vulpecula

Cepheid Variable Star S Vulpecula

Wild Duck Cluster Messier 11 (M11)

Wild Duck Star Cluster (M11)

Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula

Galaxy NGC 4414

Galaxy NGC 4414

The Moon

The Moon

A mosaic of images covering the nearby galaxy M33.

Nearby Galaxy M33

SN 2012bv in NGC 6796

Galaxy NGC 6796 with SN 2012v

Galaxy NGC 5806

Galaxy NGC 5806

Galaxy NGC 3147

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A composite color picture of the Crab Nebula (M1) taken with the 20-inch telescope.

M1 Crab Nebula

A color composite image of spiral galaxy NGC 4559 taken with the 20-inch telescope.

Galaxy NGC 4559

Galaxy NGC 5806

Galaxy NGC 5806

Coma Galaxy Cluster

Coma Galaxy Cluster

Nearby galaxy M33

Nearby Galaxy M33

The International Space Station passes over the campus observatory on August 8, 2017

Globular Star Cluster M31 — M13 is a 11.7 billion year old ball of 100,000+ stars about 22,000 lightyears away. This was made from images taken with the UIS 20-inch telescope on July 15, 2017.

The Fireworks Galaxy — A color composite of the Fireworks Galaxy made from images taken with the 20-inch telescope.

Spiral Galaxy M101 imaged with the UIS 20-inch telescope — Spiral Galaxy M101 imaged with the UIS 20-inch telescope.

Spiral galaxy M81 imaged with the UIS 20-inch telescope

Galaxy NGC 3184 — Galaxy NGC 3184 taken in March 2017 with the 20-inch telescope. SN2016bkv has faded relative to the image taken one year earlier.

Galaxy NGC 3184 w/ SN2016bkv — Galaxy NGC 3184 taken in March 2016 with the 20-inch telescope. SN2016bkv is the blue star in the red/blue pair just to the left of the galaxy center.

A part of nearby galaxy M31 including star cluster NGC 206.

Galaxy M33 from images taken with the 20-inch telescope. — Nearby galaxy (3 million lightyears) M33 (Sept 2016)

Barber Observatory at Sunset — The domes of the 20-inch and 16-inch telescopes at the Henry R. Barber Research Observatory

The Eagle Nebula (M16)

Planetary Nebula M57 — This is a color image of planetary nebula M57 taken with the 20-inch telescope.

Cepheid Variable Star S Vulpecula — An image of the classical cepheid variable star S Vulpecula taken with the 20-inch telescope.

Wild Duck Cluster Messier 11 (M11) — Wild Duck Star Cluster (M11)

Horsehead Nebula — An image of the Horsehead Nebula taken with the 20-inch telescope.

Galaxy NGC 4414

The Moon — A mosaic of the Moon taken with the 20-inch Telescope

A mosaic of images covering the nearby galaxy M33. — A mosaic of images covering the nearby galaxy M33 in 2013.

SN 2012bv in NGC 6796 — Supernova SN 2012bv is the star-like point of light just below the center of the edge on galaxy NGC 6796 in the center of the image.

Galaxy NGC 5806 — A color image taken by th e 20-inch telescope of galaxy NGC 5806.

Galaxy NGC 3147

A composite color picture of the Crab Nebula (M1) taken with the 20-inch telescope. — A composite color picture of the Crab Nebula (M1) taken with the 20-inch telescope. This nebula is the remains of a supernova observed by humans in 1054 AD.

A color composite image of spiral galaxy NGC 4559 taken with the 20-inch telescope.

Galaxy NGC 5806 — Color composite of galaxy NGC 5806 taken with the UIS 20-inch telescope on July 7, 2018.

Coma Galaxy Cluster — A color composite of the Coma Galaxy Cluster taken with the UIS 20-inch telescope July 8, 2018

Nearby galaxy M33 — Color composite of nearby galaxy M33 made from six images taken with the UIS 20-inch Telescope

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